A different kind of cell signal: New method enables clear, precise imaging of human cells

by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology developed a new method to ‘see’ the fine structure and chemical composition of a human cell with unmatched clarity and precision. By Jenna Kurtzweil – University of Illinois Beckman...

FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials

by admin | Jan 11, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Meredith Wadman – Science New law welcomed by animal welfare groups, but others say change won’t happen fast New medicines need not be tested in animals to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, according to legislation signed by President...

Phase 3 Clinical Trial: Brain Cancer Vaccine Shows Promising Results

by admin | Jan 11, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Press Office – King’s College London – neurosciencenews.com Summary: Results of a phase three clinical trial of a novel brain cancer vaccine, DCVax-L, that uses a patient’s stem cells to target cancer cells extended survival by many months to years for...

Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their environments

by admin | Jan 10, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Elaine Fuchs – The Rockefeller University Image Caption: TGF beta signaling (red) is one way that the environment causes cancer stem cells at the stroma-tumor border (green) to become invasive. Living cells are dyed blue. Credit: Shaopeng Yuan What drives...

Stem Cell Transplant May Be Viable Treatment for Patients With HIV, Leukemia, Says Dr Jana Dickter

by admin | Jan 9, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Hayden E. Klein and Skylar Jeremias – AJMC Jana K. Dickter, MD, associate clinical professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, City of Hope, discusses a patient’s experience being the oldest person to successfully undergo a stem cell transplant while...

CRISPR’s ‘ancestry problem’ misses cancer targets in those of African descent

by admin | Jan 6, 2023 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Reference genomes used to direct the gene editor fail to account for human diversity By Jocelyn Kaiser – Science The 10-year-old gene-editing tool known as CRISPR is indispensable for engineering plants, tailoring lab animals, and probing basic biology. But...